Vending machine



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH A. TEAZBO'UT AND LEVERE 'McD. CHANEY, OF WEST COXSACKIE, NEW YOB K.

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Application filed June 28,

.The present invention relates to a vend ing machine having for its principal object to provide a delivering mechanism which may be actuated upon the insertion of a coin in the machine for .delivering an individual article and especially a cigarette.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for releasing the coin from the delivering mechanism after the same has been operated.

Another object of the invention is to generally. improve upon devices of this nature by providing-1a simple and efiicient construction, one w 'ch is comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, reliable in operation, durable, and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed, p a

With the above and numerous other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawinga- Figure 1 is a vertical section taken through the machine embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section there- I through.-

Figure 3 1s a perspective of the delivering mechanism, and

Figure 4 is a detailed section showing the manner in which the coin bridges the sections of the operating mechanism.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the vending machine is housed j in a casing 1 wherein is situated a hopper 2 adapted to receive cigarettes or other similar articles The lower end of this hopper 2. terminatesin an extension 3 communicating with a curved declining delivery way 4 for the cigarettes which terminate-below an opening Sinthe casing so that the cigarettes 'may be removed. Immediately below the extension 3 anindividual delivering mechanismis mounted whichvconsists of a corrugat- ,.ed drum 6 adapted to be rotated by a ratchet wheel 7. The cigarettes will move downwardly through t e extension 3 and be in- ;dividually situated .in each of the corrugations of the drum 6 as is indicated in Fig-' ure 1.

The actuating or operating mechanism for .while the end of 1922. Serial No. 571,453..

tacle 12 and a bracket 13. A coil sprin 14" is disposed about the secondary push ar 11 intermediate its ends so as to be disposed between the bracket 13'and a collar 15 on the secondary push bar 11- so as to normally retain this push bar in a position as shown in Fig. 1. The inner'end of the secondary push bar 11 is adapted to engage the teeth of the ratchet wheel 7 so that when the push bar is moved toward the drum the same will be partially rotated sufliciently to allow one cigarette to drop from the corrugation in the drum to the delivery ways 4 and roll to the point below the opening 5. A dog 17 is pivoted at 18 to the rear end of the casing 1 and hassituated adjacent its free end a weight 19. The end of this dog 17 is adapted to engage the ratchet wheel 7 and prevent its free rotation thereby acting as a brake therefor and also positively preventing rotation of the drum in one direction, that is the opposite direction inwhich the operating mechanism rotates the drums. In order torelease this dog 17 from engagement with the ratchet wheel 7 upon actuation-of the operating mechanism 11 an extension 20 is provided on the secondary push bar 11 intermediate .itsends and this extension is substantiall L-shaped having its smaller leg connecte 24 in the casing enters the coin box 12 imto the push bar 11- its longer leg is adapted to engage the dog and lift the same from enmediately below this space between the primary and secondary push bars. A, coin supporting bracket 25 is situated immediately below this space between the two push bars and thus-when the coin 'is inserted through the slots 24 and allowed to move down the raceway 23. it will seat itself upon the coin supporting bracket 25 between the spaced terminals of the primary push bar 18 and the secondary push bar 11 thereby bridging the distance therebetween. It will therefore be seen that when the primary push bar is actuated so as to move inwardly toward the casing 1 it will push upon the coin 27 which in turn will actuate the secondary push bar 11 so as to rotate the delivery lnechanism in the manner previously set forth. The upper wall of the coin receptacle 12 is provided with a detent or cam block 28 which is adapted to engage the coin 27 as it is pushed inwardly and will force the coin from engagement between the terminals of the primary and secondary push bars thereby causing the same to fall to the bottom of .the coin receptacle 12 at which time the spring 14 will return the secondary push bar to its normal position and also the spring 10 will return the primary push bar 8 to its normal position when the same is released. This structure will enable the purchaser to obtain only one cigarette for one coin. Of course the slot 25 and the distance between the terminals of the push bars as well as the thickness of the race-way 23 may all be regulated so as to receive only one denomination of coins as may bedesired thus preventing fraud on the part of the purchaser. It also will be seen that when no coin out that the present embodiment of the invention has only been givenby way of example and that numerous changes in the details of construction and in the combination'and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

' Having thus described our invention what we claim as new is g 1. In combination, a casin a delivering mechanism mounted in t e casing including a drum, a ratchet keyed to the drum, a dog pivotally mounted on the easing and having its free end 'engageable with the ratch'et,,a weight mounted. on the dog adjacent its free end, an actuating mechanism for the ratchet wheel including a push banmeans for actuating the push bar, an extension provided on the push bar for engagement with the dog so as to release the latter from engagement with the ratchet wheel uponIoperation of the ush bar.

2. liverin mechanism mounted in the casing, a rate et associated with the delivering mechanism for operation thereof, a dog pivotally mounted on the casing so that its free end normally engages with that ratchet, a push bar slidably mounted in the casing and adapted to en age the ratchet for actuating the same, an an extension mounted on the push bar for engagement with the dog so as to release the latter from engagement {)vith the ratchet upon operation of the push 3. In a vending machine of the class described, a casing, a delivery mechanism mounted in the casing including a drum, a ratchet mounted on the extremit of the drum, a dog pivotally mounted on t e casing adapted to engage the ratchet and limit the movement thereof, means for retaining the dog in engagement with the ratchet, an actuating mechanism for the ratchet including a horizontal push bar, means for operating the said push bar, a parallel extension lever formed on the push bar for releasing the dog upon engagement with the ratchet.

' 4. In a vending machine of the class described, a delivery mechanism including a rotatably supported drum, a ratchet fixed to one end of the drum, a casing adapted to enclose the said delivery mechanism, a dog pivotally associated with the casing engageable with the ratchet and adapted to retain same in stationary position, a weight carried by the dog adapted to retain same normally engageable with the ratchet, a horizontal longitudinally movable push bar having one end arranged for engagement with the ratchet, means for normally retaining the push bar in inoperative position, means for actuating the push bar for rotatable movement of the ratchet and drum, and an angular off-set lever'having an extension arranged parallel with the push bar adapted to engage the dog during operative movement of the push bar to release the drum for rotary movement.

5. In a vending machine, a delivery mechanism including a. rotatably supported drum formed to engage the dispensing commodity, a ratchet secured-uponfone end of the drum, acasing adapted toenclose the said delivery mechanism, a dog pivotally connected with the casing and having its free end formed for detachable engggement with the ratchet, a weight secured upon the movable end of thedog adapted to normally maintain the dog in engagement with the ratchet, a horizontal push bar mounted for reciprocating movement and having one end n a vending mac ine, a casing, a det" means for normally maintaining the push lease the dog during operative movement of bar in inoperative position, means for urging the push bar. I

the push bar into operative position for rota- In testimony whereof we afiix onr signa- 10 tion of the ratchet and drum, and an angular tures. 5 lever secured to the push bar adjacent its op erating end having an extension parallel with RALPH A. TEABOUT. the push bar arranged to engage and re- LEVERE MOD. OHANEY. 

